Tag: sirens

Thunder

It is so hard to differentiate between the sound of thunder and the sound of falling shrapnel from downed missiles. The only difference is the alarm that you hear on your phone telling you that in the next few minutes you may get a real alarm and you’d better go into your safe room. Today the morning started with real thunder and even some lightening, …

Then and Now

The instructions were to use strips of masking tape to secure the windows.  Prepare the “safe room” with emergency provisions, snacks, games, a portable radio, a pail of water, and rags to place under the door in order to prevent the poison gas from entering the room…